Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich publicly called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a report on Monday night, to fully conquer the Gaza Strip and establish Jewish settlement there. The call adds to growing coalition pressure for an expanded Israeli presence in Gaza.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to fully conquer the Gaza Strip and establish Jewish settlement there, according to a reported statement on Monday night. The call, posted without an accompanying official statement or venue, adds to ongoing coalition pressure for a more assertive policy in Gaza. As The Zioneer reported on June 7, Netanyahu told his cabinet that Israel controls 60% of the Strip and aims for 70%. In a June 15 bulletin, MK Avi Maoz (Noam) called for sovereignty in Judea and Samaria despite US opposition. A June 29 bulletin also noted a public call directed at Netanyahu to end the occupation of Gaza and advance settlement before elections. Smotrich's latest remarks go further by explicitly urging full military conquest and civilian settlement, though specific operational details were not provided in the statement.
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